Abstract: An optical scanner with adjustable resolution includes a casing, an optical path means, a driving means and a movable motor. The casing has a scanning path for the optical path means reciprocally moving therein for scanning. The driving means includes a belt-pulley means and a first friction wheel. The motor has an output shaft upon which a second friction wheel is mounted. The second friction wheel makes contact with the first friction wheel for driving the belt-pulley means to move the optical path means to perform scanning. The movable motor may change contact position between the first and second friction wheel and consequently change moving speed of the optical path means. As a result, the resolution of the scanner may be changed and adjusted.

Abstract: A skew correction apparatus for cut-sheet paper feeding used in office machines such as optical scanners, printers and copiers. It includes a C-shaped paper guide surrounding a drive roller to form a paper passage therebetween. At one end of the paper guide, there is a concave groove and a slanted slot which holds an elastic plastic flap therein. The flap is spaced from a pinch roller which makes contact with the drive roller for feeding a sheet of paper from the paper passage to a working station for performing a desired work such as scanning, printing, and copying. The flap has a depending tongue to stop a skewed leading edge of a sheet of paper. The paper buckles behind the skewed leading edge caused by the rotating drive roller and is held in the concave groove until the trailing edge of the skewed paper reaches the flap. The leading edge thus is aligned properly without skew and pushes and deflects the tongue and moves to the pinch roller and the drive roller which move the paper to the working station.

Abstract: The lens switch apparatus of present invention comprises lens mounts, lenses, a carrier, rotating axes, at least one belt, gears, motion mechanisms and the power sources. The lens mounts include the first lens mount and the second lens mount. Several lenses are positioned on the lens mounts. The carrier, on which the above lens and the lens mounts are positioned, serves as the plate to move the lens. The motion mechanism, which further includes the first motion mechanism and the second motion mechanism. The first motion mechanism move the carrier toward the first direction to focus lens properly. Besides, the second motion mechanism move the first motion mechanism toward the second direction to align lens to the optical axis. The rotating axis, which comprises the first rotating axis and the second rotating axis. Through the first rotating axis, the first lens mount is coupled to the carrier. Similarly, through the second rotating axis, the second lens mount is coupled to the carrier.

Abstract: A contact image sensor is received and held in a holder slidably mounted on a rectangular lower frame and is disposed in parallel to the two short sides of the lower frame to pick up the image of a detection object placed on the transparent plate mounted on a rectangular upper frame. A rod-like guiding member having two ends respectively mounted on the center of the two short sides of the lower frame, disposed orthogonal to the longitudinal holder, for guiding the movement of the holder is provided. A connecting member slidably mounted on the guiding member and detachably connected to the holder near the center thereof is provided. A biasing member for biasing the holder upwardly, disposed between the connecting member and the holder is also provided.

Abstract: A paper-loading mechanism for a document duplicating machine, which is driven by a reciprocating part in a document duplicating machine and performs periodical paper-loading control on a paper loader of the document duplicating machine, comprises an actuating unit, a transmitting unit, a paper-feeding pushrod, and a torsion spring. The actuating unit is utilized to provide reciprocating motion for the paper-loading mechanism for a document duplicating machine and is pushed by the reciprocating part along a line parallel and adjacent to one end of the trajectory of the reciprocating part. The transmitting unit is connected with the actuating unit and is used to transfer the reciprocating motion from the actuating unit to the feeding pushrod. The paper-feeding pushrod is located along one side of the paper loader of the document duplicating machine and is rotated along its own longitudinal central axis.

Abstract: A paper-feeding mechanism for a document duplicating machine, which is driven by a single power source and performs intermittent paper-loading control and continuous paper-conveying operation on a paper loader of the document duplicating machine, comprises a driving device capable of both clockwise and counterclockwise running operation, a paper-loading device for carrying out the intermittent paper sheet retrieval from the paper loader, a paper-conveying device for performing forwarding of the paper sheet retrieved from the paper loader, and a paper-conveying-and-loading control device for separating the paper-conveying and paper-loading operation of the paper-feeding mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention propose a driving apparatus for an image processing system. A DC motor with a feedback controlling system is utilized as the driving apparatus. With the design of the present invention, the accuracy of the position control can be increased and the prior art problem of missing steps and unequalled steps can be eliminated. The driving apparatus of the present invention includes a DC motor, a position detecting device, an error counter, a controlling circuit, and a driving circuit. The position detecting device is employed for detecting positions of the DC motor in order to generate feedback signals. The error counter is responsive to input signals and the feedback signals for generating error signals. The controlling circuit is responsive to the error signals for controlling the DC motor. The driving circuit is responsive to the controlling circuit for driving the DC motor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for fetching the identifications of the SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) equipment even under the circumstances interrupted by ESD (Electro-Static Discharge). The fetch method samples the identification of an SCSI equipment plurality times, and then performs a classification scheme to those sampling values to search the sampling value that is most frequently appeared. The most frequently appeared sampling value is then treated as the identification of the SCSI equipment.

Abstract: An external adapter circuitry is plugged into the printer port of a host computer to provide the utility of computer telephony for the host computer. The circuitry is housed in a compact box which is about the size of a common parallel port connector. The circuitry consists of a telephone line interface for receiving and sending signals from/to the telephone line; a printer port interface for sending data to and receiving data from the host computer; a couple of registers for latching signal-in and signal-out; a A/D converter for converting analog signals to digital signals; and a D/A converter for converting digitized signals to analog signals. More specially, the electricity of the entire circuitry is supplied from a signal-to-power converter which obtains voltages from the printer port. Therefore, the external adapter circuitry does not need a power line for external power supply.

Abstract: A batch scanning method for an image input system includes sorting a plurality of image areas according to top positions of said image areas. A calibration mode is set. Next, top, bottom, left and right positions of the present image area, and the top position of the next higher image area are set to some registers. Thereafter, the image input system is calibrated when the present image area is the highest image area of the sorted areas. Then, the present image area is scanned. Afterward, a light source and a photodetector are moved to the top position of said next higher image area when at least one image area has not been scanned. The position setting step, the scanning step and the moving step are repeated until the lowest image area has been scanned.

Abstract: An optical scanner with the scanning and transmission control circuit board removed out of the scanning casing and formed in an interface card connectable to an interface connector located on a computer motherboard. The interface card has an interface socket connectable with a cable which wires respectively to an optical scanning means and a transmission means of the scanner. Computer power supply provides power needed in the scanner through the cable. Scanning signals are transmitted through the cable between the scanning means and the interface card. The interface socket may be a high speed one (such as an IDE) without sharing with a printer on a low speed parallel port like a conventional scanner. Since the control circuit board is located outside the scanner, the scanner may be made thin and smaller size, thus saving packaging, warehousing and transportation costs. Without sharing a parallel port with a printer, the scanning and printing processes may be performed concurrently at high speed.

Abstract: Paper is fed through the printing process of a printing machine by an apparatus which includes a paper-feeding mechanism that is driven by a motor, a paper setting mechanism for handling the sheets of paper being printed, and a paper sensor for detecting whether a sheet is being printed and providing selective control of the motor.

Abstract: A focusing and defocusing mechanism incorporated in a digital camera lens for simplifying the lens structure. The mechanism includes an outer lens barrel, a cam barrel having a slot of multiple slopes for adapting to the outer lens barrel, a guide pin affixed onto the outer wall of the outer lens barrel for rotating into the slot of the multiple slopes, and controlling elements affixed to the guide pin for controlling the distance and movement of the guide pin on the slot of multiple slopes.

Abstract: Paper sheets are fed through a printing machine by a compact apparatus including a feeding mechanism having a paper-fetching gear set, a toothed bar meshed with the gear set, a motor driving the feeding mechanism, a paper tray, a support shaft axially coupled to the paper tray, a lifting member pivotally coupled to the shaft and an actuator for driving the lifting member to move either towards or away from the paper fetching gear set.

Abstract: A charge-coupled device (CCD) scanning apparatus which consists of a plurality of nonsquare crystals is disclosured. By modulating a radio of vertical width to lateral width in the nonsquare crystal, the improved CCD scanning, apparatus can decrease the sample width, increase the sample frequency, therefore, it can reduce distortion and improve the quality of the image.

Abstract: A method for dynamically scanning an image is disclosed. The present invention substantially improves the quality of the image according to specific distribution of the gray levels. In one embodiment, an image is first scanned using a set of parameters to generate a first image. The compositional distribution of the first image is then analyzed. If a predetermined amount of the compositional distribution of the first image does not lie within a predetermined range, then at least one parameter is adjusted. Next, the image is secondly scanned using the adjusted set of parameters to generate a second image. Finally, the first image and the second image are combined or added to generate a composite image so that at least the predetermined amount of the compositional distribution lies within the predetermined range.

Abstract: An aperture switching device to be incorporated in a digital cameral for moving an aperture plate having an aperture formed thereon with respect to a lens between a shutting position where the lens is partially covered by the aperture plate with the aperture aligned with the lens and an open position where the lens is not covered by the aperture plate, includes a slide block formed on the aperture plate, a guide member mounted to the lens and having a guide channel to slidably receive the slide block therein. A driving device has an output rod movable along an arc path and mechanically coupled to the aperture plate to reciprocate the slide block along the guide channel so as to move the aperture plate between the shutting position and the open position. The mechanical coupling between the driving device and the aperture plate may include a pinion rotated by the driving device and engaged by a rack provided on the aperture plate.

Abstract: Method for controlling the rotating speed of an electromechanical device is disclosed herein, the aforementioned method including the following steps. The first step is to map a plurality sets of electrical-parameter means to different ranges of rotating speed of the electromechanical device to form a mapping table. The plurality sets of electrical-parameter means couples various resistance to the electromechanical device and eliminating the back EMF (Electro-Mechanical Force) in said electromechanical device. The second step is to connect a set of electrical-parameter means of said plurality sets of electrical-parameter means to a driving means. The driving means is used to provide the power that used in the operation of the electromechanical device, the set of electrical-parameter means is connected to the driving means according to the mapping table.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for reducing memory usage of look-up table mapping in an imaging system, a method related to the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus receives a digital input signal and processes it through a two-step mapping procedures instead of conventional skill that it uses only one look-up table, each procedure provides a series of mapping outputs. A comparing unit composed of a lot of logical gates is then comparing those mappings with original input signal and choosing the best one for preparing a final output. Finally, a final output corresponding to the best choice is providing for displaying.